Reading Rotations

Use Daily Reading Comprehension Lessons to continue to teach the "Shark Attack" philosophy of proving their answers and using the symbols
Reading Rotations StoryWorks Magazine September 2005
Fiction Story: "Ali Baba Bernsteins's Sweet Success"

Poetry: "Silly Horse"

Micro-Mystery: "Reading for Detail"

Reading Rotations StoryWorks Magazine February 2006
Non-Fiction Story: "Heart Saver"


Play: "Leading Ladies"
Fiction Story: "The Big Bad Pig"

⁰ Connect this to the book The True Story of the Three Little Pigs. Also discuss Point of View, and pull in other examples of Fairy Tales
Fairy Tale and Tall Tale Resources Available

Reading Rotations
Aesop's Fables and also pull in some examples of Tall Tales from the above link
Once Upon a Fairy Tale (a collection of fairy tales with celebrities reading them aloud on the companion CD)

Read Aloud Book: Complete Walk Two Moons by Sharon Creech & Begin The Mystery of Blackbeard the Pirate by Carole Marsh

Writing Lesson Ideas

Begin Working on Creating Extended Beginnings that are creative and entertaining

Math Lesson Concepts

⁰ Measurement Unit--Accelerated Math Objectives (92-103)



⁰ Multiplication and Division Unit--Accelerated Math Objectives (33-57)
⁰ Also use Daily Math as a constant review to maintain math skills

Science Topics

⁰ Health Unit
Resources available in the library and 3-5 Bookroom
Also use the Science textbook during Reading Rotations to study this unit
Fruit/ Vegetable Cards for the sorting game

Social Studies Topics

⁰ The Coastal Area of North Carolina
⁰ Pirates that influenced North Carolina


Pirate Resources Available in the Library and 3-5 Book Room

Major Projects

⁰ Construct a 3 Dimensional figure replicating one of the famous North Carolina Lighthouses

⁰ Pirate Report
⁰ Pirate Day where we all dress up like pirates for the day, and all of our activities revolve around pirates